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[–] Fox@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

OwO notices your Model M

[–] Fox@pawb.social 9 points 10 months ago
[–] Fox@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago
[–] Fox@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah I realize that now after doing more research

[–] Fox@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago

Did a little digging and it appears the Hezbollah pages were POCSAG/FLEX which does indeed appear to be one-way, so that's very possibly a reason why they were picked

[–] Fox@pawb.social -3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

How do you figure? A pager is just a way dumber phone, but it's still a client on a cellular network like any other.

[–] Fox@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The candidates themselves aren't really that important, they've shown themselves to be chameleons whose positions shift as it's convenient and necessary. Authoritarian self-styled strongman Donald Trump felt compelled to show up at the Libertarian National Convention only to get booed when he tried to woo voters, so there must be at least some recognition of third parties' interests.

[–] Fox@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Every four years it's "the most important election of our lives", and if we're not scared into voting D it'll be the death of Democracy itself. Sorry, I'm not a buyer. My state had a double-digit R majority in 2020, it's not in my interest to vote for a candidate I don't want.

[–] Fox@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not if I want to continue participating in my party, it's astounding how that simple concept is so difficult for everyone to understand

[–] Fox@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It does actually work that way, at least sometimes. If a major party loses enough votes to a third party, it forces them to adjust their platform at least enough to win back would-be voters.

Whenever third party voters honestly tell people that they are voting third party because it closely aligns with their values, and that neither major party is even slightly compatible, major party apologists and cheerleaders come out of the woodwork to saying actually you're one-of-us, you just don't know it yet, and if you just vote hard enough for my candidate then things will get better. It's been over a hundred years of least dirty of two shirts, and it's not getting better.

[–] Fox@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I'm not a major party member, so I can't vote in their primaries

[–] Fox@pawb.social -4 points 10 months ago (14 children)

These snarky jabs are missing the point. I'm not a major party prodigal son casting a spite vote, I am actually not interested in either of their platforms and want to force them slowly over time to change.

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